Konica Minolta wins Grand Prize for Corporate Social Responsibility Report and Environmental Report

Konica Minolta wins major award for Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Report Konica Minolta has been recognized with the Grand Prize for Global Warming Prevention Report by the Japanese Ministry of Environment. Through its commitment and quality in environmental policies, Konica Minolta has now won the Grand Prize for two consecutive years. The award was given due to the outstanding quality of Konica Minolta's 2016 Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Environmental Report. Both reports drew particular attention for their impeccable overall structure and information richness, as well as well-organized data that provides easy reference. The Japanese Ministry of Environment and the Global Environmental Forum jointly host the Environmental Communication Awards program each year. The award aims to encourage organizations to be active in environmental management and environmental communication, and to improve the quality of environmental information. Recognizing that challenges brought by global environmental issues cannot be solved by any single organization alone, Konica Minolta works with external stakeholders to create new value and grow together based on this understanding. Konica Minolta creates opportunities for collaboration by providing external stakeholders with specific information about global sustainability initiatives and environmental achievements. Konica Minolta publishes its 2016 Konica Minolta CSR Report, which provides information about its main sustainability activities, in five languages and explains the information in more detail on its official website. Konica Minolta also publishes an Environmental Report. This annual report contains information exclusively related to the environment, including Konica Minolta's core environmental policy as well as annual environmental activities and indicators. With its brand promise of "Giving Shape to Ideas," Konica Minolta aims to be a sustainable global company of vital importance to society. The company also seeks to create value through its business activities to enhance quality of life for society and contribute to resolving social challenges.